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What is Inventory Planning and why should SMBs be doing it?

StockTrim

This includes all modes of shipping via ocean, air, truck and rail (even couriers). The supply chain for most companies is in a state of flux and it will likely take 2 years or more to heal itself. Added to that is the recent turmoil in the Ukraine with Russia and Belarus being the agitators.

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Insurers End War-Risk Cover for Shipping Across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Supply Chain Brain

At least 12 of the 13 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs — which cover 90% of the world’s ocean-going ships, including those from the U.K. and the U.S. said they would no longer be able to provide coverage.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. German trade group VCI reports that petrochemicals prices rose by 21.6%

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains.

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8 Countries and Regions Latest Sanctions Against Russia

Resilinc

Over the past year, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI has sent out 242 alerts on sanctions against Russia. Below is a summary of the most recent alerts from eight different regions, along with insights into the supply chain impacts of these sanctions. In 2021, $17.4

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2023 Sanctions Trends

Exiger Perspectives

China has been supplying Russia with goods, such as smartphones, vehicles, computer chips, ships, and aircrafts. Whilst there is no evidence of China supplying technologies and weapons to support Russian war efforts, Western leaders fear circumvention methods through use of front companies, may facilitate this.

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Doing Business in Poland

QAD

Poland’s bordering countries include Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Its prime location in Europe makes it an ideal location for shipping across Europe or Asia. Located east of Germany in Central Europe, Poland is about 312,685 sq.

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